Forestry Division
Mission Statement
Ensure sustainability of Montana forests, rural lands, and communities through cooperative wildland fire protection, sound forest management practices, and by promoting a viable forest-based economy.
The Forestry Division, headquartered in Missoula, is responsible for planning and implementing forestry and fire management programs through an extensive network of staff located in field offices across the state. The Forestry Division has four major functions: fire & aviation management, forestry assistance, business management, and policy, planning & outreach. Following is a brief description of the programs, products and services offered through the Forestry Division’s diverse programs:
Wildfire
Preparedness and Suppression
Fire
Training
Fire
Prevention
Air
Operations
Equipment
Development and Maintenance
Fire
Business/Administration
GIS
Mapping & Geospatial Services
Wildland
Fire Communications
For more about the Fire & Aviation Management Bureau, click here to visit the website.
Forestry Assistance staff
work to maintain and improve the health of Montana's forests, watersheds,
and the communities that depend on them, with efforts focused primarily
in the following programs:
Forest
Practices
Monitoring
and Enforcement
Forest
Health Improvement
Landowner
Forest Stewardship Education
Conservation
Seedling Nursery
Woody
Biomass Utilization
Urban
and Community Forestry
Fuels
Reduction and Mitigation
To learn more about Forestry Assistance Programs, click here to visit the website.
Business Management staff ensures Forestry Division business functions are efficient and comply with all state and federal policies and procedures. Additionally, the Business Management Bureau also coordinates DNRC facilities management statewide. Business Management Bureau efforts focus primarily in the following programs:
Budget
Management, Reporting and Executive Planning
Federal
Grant Management
Facilities
Management, New Construction and Maintenance (Statewide)
Administrative
support to Fire & Aviation, Forestry Assistance, and all other
programs which reside on the Forestry Division campus in Missoula.
Policy, Planning
and Public Outreach staff has the following responsibilities:
Maintain
effective working relationships with the public, DNRC cooperators, and
elected officials at the local, state and national levels by providing
information about Forestry Division programs and priorities.
Oversee
strategic planning activities for the Forestry and Trust Land Management
Divisions through strategic plan development, annual work objectives, and
accomplishment reporting.
Ensure
the interests and needs of the State of Montana are represented with
respect to management of all forestlands in Montana.
Engage
in development of forest policy and planning for private, tribal, state
and/or federal lands to advocate for sound forest management and opportunities
for forest-based economies and communities.
Raise
public awareness and support of projects and programs within the Forestry
and Trust Land Management Divisions.
